From left, Devin Schafer, Brandon Patel, and T.C. Hayes, 10th graders at Central Magnet School, Monday work on building a marble sorter in a principles of engineering class.

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Amanda Haggard
The Daily News Journal

In a State of Education in Tennessee report delivered Monday by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Common Core standards topped a list of state public education priorities.

And the directors of Rutherford County Schools and Murfreesboro City Schools said they can see why.

"It took me awhile to get here," said RCS Director Don Odom. "I am for continuing with the standards because they're rigorous, and we've seen results from what we've implemented. What really pushed me to this decision is that when we really started teaching Common Core in math, we saw an incredible increase in ...